Iman Shumpert could not keep up his scoring pace, but delivered a well-rounded game nonetheless: 5 points, 5 assists, 6 rebounds, and 2 steals.

All Knicks starters were a + while all the Knicks reserves were a – in regards to +/-.

For the Pistons, Josh Smith had 21 points and 12 boards. Andre Drummond had 12 points and 17 rebounds.

Amit Badlani

This should have been an easy win, but there is no such thing with this Knicks team.

The Knicks starters re-entered the game up by 10 with 7:50 left in the game, and they nearly let the game completely slip away. The team had 5 turnovers leading into the final frame, but they had 8 in the 4th. Luckily, Carmelo Anthony bailed the team out with a clutch offensive rebound and free throws to close out the final seconds.

We all knew the Knicks were going to be out-rebounded going into the game, considering Tyson Chandler was out and that the Pistons lead the league in boards. But the Knicks were -16 in rebounds, including -7 in the fourth quarter which says something about the effort the Knicks were putting out there.

The Knicks bench had only 19 points. JR Smith should have that alone. By the way, did all of you see him try to untie Greg Monroe’s shoe? He was warned by the league and had a talking to about Mike Woodson about him untying Shawn Marion’s laces the other day. I know it’s all fun and games, but he needs to focus on the game more rather than these shenanigans.

The Knicks would have lost this game to most other teams, but they were facing the poor shooting Pistons. A win is a win, I guess. However, they better go back to the way they were playing in Texas if they expect to beat Miami.

Next Game: In a national TV matchup, the Knicks host the Heat on Thursday at 8pm.

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Woodsen is like a bad parent in WalMart who just shakes his head and yet does nothing as the kid knocks over displays and merchandise. Id rather have Hardaway Jr getting more minutes than JR Smith - he seems lost and "gone" to me.

Knicks have a bad habit of playing down to the competition and up to it, But a win is a win, Now please stop playing JR 30 minutes a game! THjr is our future and he's shooting good 47% from the field and 49% from 3P

I just have one comment about tonight's game and it is a musical one for old timers. 2 bonus points to anyone under 30 that has heard this song.

Mister Defeat never hangs around
When he hears this Mighty sound.
"Here I come to save the day"
That means that Mighty Melo is on his way.
Yes sir, when there is a game to win
Mighty Melo will join the fight.
On the road or in MSG land,
He gets the situation well in hand.

People are unfair with him. Every fan wants a top tier PG, hell, who wouldn't. But unfortunately, for better or worse, Felton/Prigs/Beno/Murry is all we got.

And basically, he gets killed for not being a top tier PG.

Unfair, if you ask me. And btw, no one was complaining last season.

He's not a top tier PG, not even in the top half of PG's in this league, but he's all we got.

He's been struggling this season, no doubt (and you can't justify that), whether it's by personal struggles or injuries, but we've seen what he can do when he's even on his B game. The overall team offense has struggled. For everything done right, as a team last season, they've struggled this season. Ball movement, movement off the ball, extra pass, dribble penentration, 3 ball %, P&R. In every aspect this team has declined if you compare this team's offense to last season.

Felton, as the PG, takes all the blame. But when the spacing is right, when offense is being properly executed by every one on the floor, everyone looks better, including Felton.

Felton gets the hate because people want a top tier PG and compare Felton to one, which is absurd.

If they win thursday it will wipe away the sick feeling i have in my stomach despite the win. After that inspiring road trip i was hoping the good play would carry over into the next few games. If tonight is an indicator of what is yet to come i was sadly mistaken yet again.

@BiggieSmallsI am not a "so called fan". I live and die with my Knicks, Mets, and Jets. I was a huge Woodson fan until this year. Actually, it started in the playoffs last year, when Woodson allowed JR's nonsense to sabatoge our playoff run. We should have beaten Indy in the 2nd round last year and went on to a great series with the Heat, who we matched up very well with. This year, Woodson has just been awful. He continues to put his faith in JR and failed to get this team to play with energy on D until about a week ago.

@VerySilentJay No Felton gets killed for many reasons. He is out of shape. he is Woody`s pet along with JR, he doesn`t play defense and he has a low basketball IQ. The other 3 pgs have a good basketball IQ, two of the other 3 are in shape, and all three of the the other guards move the ball better. He gets dogged because he really doesn`t deserve to be on the court, which leads to the coach

I think it's less about obtaining a top-tier PG (though we'd all love to have one), and more about obtaining a reliable one. You just never know what kind of game you're going to get from Ray. And despite Ray's position in the bottom-third (at best) of NBA starting PGs, Woodson certainly gives Ray the same leash as a top-tier PG(in addition to guaranteeing him a starting job prior to the season's commencement)

@zdiddy4nykBargnani should have been out there in the 4th. No question about it. JR was out there the entire 4th quarter and did absolutely nothing. We were getting killed on our defensive boards and Bargnani, who had been rebounding very well all night, sat on the bench. SMFH.

@zdiddy4nyk@ponzies86 Wrong watch JR off the ball he is sleepwalking, I thought he was betting on the game last night and intentionally trying to throw it. That is bad he looked. Woody is killing our young players, Hardaway, Murry, and Tyler.

@zdiddy4nyk He didn`t coach well, we played well. He was forced to play Beno and Murry, and they are both better then Felton and JR. We had 60 minutes of 2 horrible players on the court. It is a miracle we won. Thank you Melo and KMart

@Tikki@VerySilentJay Like I said, he has struggled tremendosuly this season. But in context, so has the entire team.

If you watch closely, you'll see sub par execution, poor spacing, too much dribbling, and too many forced shots. That's nothing like the offense Felton ran last season (which no one complained about btw).

Offensively, as a unit, the team hasn't looked great all season long. They've had good stretches, but too many ups and downs.

There's a reason why your team underperforms in evert aspect offensively, and that's not only on the PG.

Because if is, then Felton's a genius for running such an efficient offense last season.

@barnaby87@zdiddy4nyk You are the home town guy, you don`t look for negs, he thinks he is the color guy, not the play by play guy. He does too much of what Clyde is paid for. Clyde was a great NBA player, not so much for Breen

@Elvis Maduro@ponzies86@zdiddy4nyk No PT, no rhythm. Quick hook, no confidence , add Murry to that list. DAW is looking for the first mistake to yank those guys, but lets his boys Felton and JR do whatever, they just get a stare

The dude is a pitbull. Will play through injury, isn't scared to make shots, will give it all despite limitations, and will leave everything out there on the floor. That's old school Knick mentality right there.

@billysuede@zdiddy4nyk@buddhabing We are not getting paid to broadcast the games, this is a blog to discuss what you feel, he is getting played for play by play, what we get from theis AH are his feelings about what he envisions should happen, not what is happening. Like that is a forced shot when there are 4 or less seconds on the shot clock. What is the guy supposed to do, not shoot and lose the ball?

@zdiddy4nyk@buddhabing I prefer an announcer who is critical when warranted as opposed to a lot of these announcers around the league who are unabashed homers. I don't mind Breen at all but can see where he would annoy people who are not fans of that style.